Pressure Regulator Problem?

Oven/Range/Cooktop Repair
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I have a Hotpoint gas stove model RGA720 PK2WH purchased as a new return. This have been converted to LP.

There is no gas entering the stove. The connection into the pressure regulator on the back of the stove was removed with good gas flow there. The connection out of the pressure regulator was removed with no gas flow through the regulator.

I ordered a new regulator and installed it. Same problem.

There is nothing that I can see that is adjustable or movable on the pressure regulator except the convertor to LP. It has been tested with both LP set up and nat gas set up. No gas flow through the regulator.

What am I doing wrong?

2

Did it work right after the conversion was done?

Who did it?

Gene.

3

I did the conversion.

Converted properly or not, I don’t think is the problem.

There is no gas going into the stove. Specifically it is not going through the old pressure regulator or the new pressure regulator.

With previous conversions I have had too big or too little of flames, but there is gas coming in.

4

Is there is only one pressure regulator which is a part of the range or there is another LP pressure regulator on the gas tank?

You did not answer on my question - did it work after the conversion was done?

Gene.

5

It has never worked. Gas has never gone into the stove. Before conversion or after conversion.

There is a pressure regulator on the gas tank. There is another pressure regulator on the back bottom of the stove. Gas goes through the tank regulator up to the gas stove pressure regulator. If the connection before the stove pressure regulator is disconnection the pressure is fine, gas flows.

If the connection after the stove pressure regulator is disconnected there is no gas flow through that regulator.

6

There is an arrow on the pressure regulator which shows direction of the gas flow. Make sure the incoming and outgoing lines are connected properly.

Also I do not think that you need the pressure regulator on the gas tank.

Gene.

7

Its not installed backwards.

Perhaps the regulator at the tank is not needed but I have never seen LP gas installed without a regulator at the tank. I own over 100 mobile homes with LP gas stoves and all of them have regulators at the tank.

8

Follow up

The problem is fixed. The regulator at the tank was defective giving too high of pressure to the stove regulator which shut off the gas to the stove.

It also seems that a pressure regulator at the tank is required.

9

Thank you for your feed back. It might help other people in such situation.

Gene.